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A Ford Motor analyst provides her take on some of the biggest consumer trends on earth. Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster look at consumer cocooning and other ideas

Books and marketing seem to go together like a hand in a glove as more executives get in on the publishing bandwagon. Should you write a book?

Is Facebook evil? A Facebook insider called foul on the company’s efforts to use neuroscience to manipulate emotions and even our addictions.

Algorithms that hurt kids, marketing strategies that don’t work and “outing” on social media are three very touchy subjects covered in this discussion

Humor is a powerful elements we can add to our marketing efforts. But humor in marketing is difficult. Here’s some real advice from The Marketoonist

Using new data from political research, there is an imperative for micro-segmentation and marketing fundamentals — a call for the end to lazy marketing.

There’s a lot of pressure to create great original content but maybe success comes through an industry curated content strategy.

In this new Marketing Companion episode, Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster review Content Marketing World and why politics and content marketing fell flat

The ad industry is in trouble and stock valuations are in a freefall. This podcast episode examines the problems in the ad industry.

Advice from an experienced podcaster on choosing a podcast topic that appeals to your audience and aligns with your marketing goals.
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